Artists - Yamaha - Schweiz Suisse Svizzera

Luis Magalhães

Described as possessing a “wonderfully full sound” (American Record Guide) and a “polished, refined technique” (Allmusic.com), Luis Magalhães has achieved critical acclaim as both a soloist and a chamber musician.

James Newton Howard

Check the credits of your favorite box-office smash from the past two decades, and there's a good chance you'll see James Newton Howard listed as composer. Howard has contributed music to more than 100 films, from romantic comedies to action thrillers to sci-fi blockbusters, earning Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe nominations or awards along the way. He's also contributed to the small screen with compositions like the Emmy-nominated main theme for the long-running series ER.

Thilo Wolf

Thilo Wolf, geb. 1967, arbeitet als Pianist, Komponist und Arrangeur und leitet seine eigenen Formationen "Thilo Wolf Big Band" und "Thilo Wolf Jazz-Quartett". Seine Liebe gilt dem pulsierenden, swingenden Jazz, er öffnet sich aber auch Stil-übergreifenden Projekten. Klassik und Jazz vereinte er in den gemeinsamen Konzerten mit seinem Quartett und dem (klassischen) Berliner Saxophon Ensemble oder der Festival-Tournee "Klassik & Jazz" mit dem Windsbacher Knabenchor. In der Zusammenarbeit mit der Skibbe Band oder dem Sänger Max Mutzke vereint er Big Band Sound mit Rock, Pop und Soul Musik.

Cesare Picco

Pianist and composer Cesare Picco has become an official ‘Yamaha Artist’, becoming part of an exclusive group of musicians. Cesare Picco started studying piano when he was four years old and from 1986 he started to perform his own music. He is author to ballets, operas, music for theatre and special projects performed worldwide Cesare has performed at Italy’s most important festivals and worldwide including Delhi Jazz Festival, Tokyo Jazz Festival, Abu Dhabi Festival, Singapore Old Parliament, Hanoi Opera House, Al Maidan Centre Kuwait City, Kolkata Tagore Centre, Shillong Auditorium, Guggenheim Venice, Tokyo Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, New York Whitney Museum, and Tokyo Blue Note. He has worked with distinguished artists including Naseer Shamma, Giovanni Hidalgo, Edmar Castaneda, Nino Josele, Vasilis Saleas, Miles Jaye, Giovanni Sollima, Hajime Mizoguchi, Markus Stockhausen, Yukimi Nagano, Taketo Gohara, and many Italian artists. As a composer he has written music for solos, chamber music ensembles and orchestras such as Virtuosi Italiani, Berlin Chamber Soloists, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra.

Jamie Cullum

Jamie Cullum is one of the world's most popular singer songwriters, having sold over ten million albums. He seamlessly combines jazz, pop and rock to produce a unique blend of compelling music. His explosive live shows are the stuff of legend and have to be seen (and heard) to be believed. These performances, coupled with his outstanding recorded output, have ensured that Jamie has a truly global fan-base.

Hiromi Uehara

A musical phenomenon, Hiromi gathered attention when performed Chick Corea invited her to perform with him when just 17. She already had a recording contract while still in college, and is now an award winning star known around the world.

Francesco Tristano

Francesco Tristano is just as comfortable on the techno club scene as he is on the classical concert platform and audiences across the world are enthralled and amazed in equal measure when they hear him performing.

Lilit Grigoryan

One of the outstanding artists of her generation, pianist Lilit Grigoryan is characterized by "her abundant power and a clear, assertive musical language" (Maria João Pires).

Natalia Rehling

Die Pianistin Natalia Rehling lebt in Wien und unterrichtet an der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst.